@SteveMille63891 @mikethenavyguy And I’ve got one more: there’s almost no water to fight the fires. Swamps are the lowest I have ever seen. There’s next to nothing to pump from, even with a wajax. All the math points to bad frigging results. It’s not political. Experts have the advice.
@SteveMille63891 @mikethenavyguy Oh and Rob, please check to see the economic value of loss during our 23 fire season. Area schmarea. That’s a terrible data point to try and argue.
@SteveMille63891 @mikethenavyguy We have a few of the same pissed off people who are pissed off all the time anyway. One is a former forestry technician who had some duties as a firefighter for 30 years who has seemingly forgotten everything he was taught. When I worked for him he was smarter.
@SteveMille63891 @mikethenavyguy And our firefighters are good. Great even. There is a lot of mutual aid. They take on board the lessons they can, when they can. They need more support all the time though. All of this takes a toll.
@SteveMille63891 @mikethenavyguy BC has fires they do not even action. Manitoba used to have a three or four tiered system based on forest economic value that determined how much action they’d take.
We do not have that option. Ever.
@SteveMille63891 @mikethenavyguy People can be stupid way further afield and faster than before. We have documented evidence of this. So a good mitigation strategy with elimination of risk at the top of mind, is to close the woods.
THIS ISNT THE FIRST TIME
@SteveMille63891 @mikethenavyguy 95% of the firefighters in this province are volunteers. DNR cut positions about 15 years ago. The city has loads, but most of this province isn’t city - and even city guys either all their tools can be limited if the fire gets big enough.
@SteveMille63891 @mikethenavyguy The majority of the wildland fires we have here, with the right conditions, can be Kelowna in 2003 quick. We only just had ours two years ago and already people have forgotten.
@rabid_dog1960 @HRMFireNews Today’s news makes you look even more full of shit than when you posted this trash. Please go read and understand the whole report.
A funny exchange on FB recently. When the MA4 player declares they’re going open bag for the season.
If you’re not playing an Open division, & not an up & comer, you’re not sponsored, you’re repping a brand.
@mastersdisc I just played two weeks worth of frolf on a temp setup (ski hill) with 815 feet of vertical. Didn’t take my cart but heard no complaints from those who did.
@Crunchy_DG Those pole saws are dandy. I’ll be stuck with a Fiskars analog unit for a while, but thankfully the work for it is minimal.
I used to just park my ranger by a suspect tree, clap a piece of plywood on top and go nuts. #safetylastsometimes
@Crunchy_DG I’ve got a little battery powered DeWalt that has saved me (and my body) so much. It’s been a year since I fired up my Stihl and I’m happy to extend that time. Safer too.
We’ve got a large Milwaukee at my fire hall that absolutely charges through hardwood. 1/2 the weight.